DipTrace Team has the question to our users

[gunrunnerjohn]

Connectors:

* Every single JST wire-to-board connector series, they are super common and all the asia factories make compatible parts. SH,GH,PH,XH,etc. Basically all the ones listed on LCSC's 'connector series' in the parametric search.
* Molex Picoblade wire-to-board connector series, for the same reason (1.25mm pitch).
* Board to board connectors by Amphenol, Molex, GCT, HiRose, JST.

I've asked for those a few times, but finally had to make my own for the families that I use.

[octal]

making a jst connector is a matter of few min in Diptrace (3 or 4 min per connector). I really don't think it's a good idea the Diptrace team spend time on making libs instead of enhancing Diptrace software features.

[gunrunnerjohn]

making a jst connector is a matter of few min in Diptrace (3 or 4 min per connector). I really don't think it's a good idea the Diptrace team spend time on making libs instead of enhancing Diptrace software features.

The amount of time making a connector with a decent 3D representation is more than three or four minutes, at least for me.

However, I would rather they fix the 3D representation hang that has been there for years, that is certainly true! But it's been mentioned dozens of times here over the years, and it's still in the latest version.

[novarm44]

making a jst connector is a matter of few min in Diptrace (3 or 4 min per connector). I really don't think it's a good idea the Diptrace team spend time on making libs instead of enhancing Diptrace software features.

Making libraries and development are different skill levels. Developers are busy with their task and of course do not touch libraries.

[Flux]

When the part and/or pattern is not in a lib then touching libs is a necessity.

[gunrunnerjohn]

When the part and/or pattern is not in a lib then touching libs is a necessity.

I don't actually touch those libraries, I put all my newly created parts in user libraries. That way when I upgrade versions, I don't lose all those parts.

[Flux]

Well so do I.

[FIssiki]

I would prefer (components with) smaller schematic symbols of resistors and capacitors.
I hope they would be about half the size of the current symbols for my use.

I often draw schematics with many parts on one sheet to consider the balance of the arrangement of those parts in high-frequency circuits with BGA chips.
BGA chips of more than 256 pins have many restrictions in the routing, and the design of high-frequency circuits is not as simple as drawn in the schematics that are divided into several sheets.
Even the shcematic should be drawn in a realistic scale balance for the correct design.
I often find it necessary to draw the whole schematic on one sheet.

I would, then, hope the components with smaller schematic symbols, especially for the resistors and capacitors.

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For 3D models, just attaching 1-inch cube/1-mm cube samples and a 1-mm-radius/1-mm-height cylinder (.step)
(or [creating cube] button) would be helpful for creating an x-y-z-sized box and a arbitary cylinder using the Model Scale (X/Y/Z) function in the Pattern Editor and would be sufficient for most of my use, and I would be helped.

[gunrunnerjohn]

making a jst connector is a matter of few min in Diptrace (3 or 4 min per connector). I really don't think it's a good idea the Diptrace team spend time on making libs instead of enhancing Diptrace software features.

The amount of time making a connector with a decent 3D representation is more than three or four minutes, at least for me.

However, I would rather they fix the 3D representation hang that has been there for years, that is certainly true! But it's been mentioned dozens of times here over the years, and it's still in the latest version.

Someone must have heard my wish, I think the 3D feature hang has been excised. The last couple versions I haven't seen that happen any more.